isostatic correction

isostatic correction

[¦ī·sə′stad·ik kə′rek·shən]
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Sykes [27] calculated the isostatic correction for the sediment load on oceanic basements, using a uniform density structure.
Sykes, "A correction for sediment lead upon the ocean floor: uniform versus varying sediment density estimations--implications for isostatic correction," Marine Geology, vol.
Assessment of density variations of marine sediments with ocean and sediment depths

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